Our MRO Workshop is the only authorized Centre of Excelence in South American by the manufacturer to provide its services, preventive maintenance tasks at all levels, repair, calibration of test benches, overhaul of survival equipment and training courses.

Since 1996, this type of work has been carried out in more than 1200 Ejection Seats of type MK 4, MK 5, MK 6, MK 8, MK 10 and since the date MK 16, of the different Armed Forces in the region of Latin America and Africa. Also to date, more than 300 technicians have been qualified in the maintenance processes on the different Ejection Seats.

Also, we have carried out the tasks of upgrading Seats, to update them to a new generation, accompanying the military aircraft bias with the replacement of seats of other manufacturers by MARTIN BAKER AIRCRAFT CO. LTD. Y SICAMB S.P.A..

Counting for each case with a life history of the same, which guarantees its traceability and elaboration of future needs of spare parts and supplies.

Our practice over the long term is to build with each of our clients a close professional relationship, not only fulfilling our tasks, but also providing a permanent support service to assure operation in a timely manner and within the safety requirements of the product.

Due to the nature of work, confidentiality regarding the information of each of our clients is a priority.>

Our MRO Workshop has the following capacities:

• Testing and Test Bench Sector.
• Parachute Folding Sector.
• Drying Tower Sector.
• Survival Equipment Sector.
• Gas Pressure Loading and Control Systems Sector (Oxygen (O2) – Carbon Dioxide (CO2) - Hydraulic).
• Instruction and Training Sector.
• Warehouse Sector.
• Engineering and Development Sector.
• Documentation and Technical Publications Sector.
• 1st Line Inspection Maintenance.
• 2 year Maintenance inspections (VP2).
• 6 year Maintenance Inspections (VP6).
• Parachute Maintenance Inspections.
• Survival Equipment Maintenance Inspections (PSP).
• Oxygen (O2) Maintenance Inspections.
• Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Maintenance Inspections.
• Test Bench Maintenance Inspections.
• Ejection Seat and Test Bench Training Courses.
• Martin Baker Ejection Seat Upgrade Analysis and Development per Aircraft Type.

MBA S.A. has the capacity and experience to upgrade and install Ejection Seats in Basic Training, Advance Training and Combat Aircraft, carrying out the planning with the collaboration of the manufacturer developing and executing the installation to ensure the functionality of product.

These types of upgrades provides our Clients with:

• Greater safety against ejection.
• Lower maintenance costs.
• Lower costs in the acquisition of non-pyrotechnic materials.
• Lower costs in the acquisition of pyrotechnic materials.
• Both the maintenance and the provision of spare parts, during the useful life of the aircraft.
• Potential life extension of the aircraft.

MBA S.A. has developed an in-house Production Schedule Program, digitizing and centralizing the information of each Seat or Ground Support Equipment, with the aim of:

• Guarantee the control of the systems and their products.
• Guarantee the traceability of the systems and their products.
• Safeguard the information of each client.
• Integrate planned maintenance schedules, providing a better analysis of future needs, which leads to a price benefit for the Clients based on forecasted and grouped quantity purchases.
• Alert customers to future product expirations.
• Alert customers to future service expirations.
• Control of Certifications issued and their maturities.

Our Technicians.

Oberto Amílcar Pastore
Technical Manager / Planning / Production

Roberto Carlos Servino
Technical Inspector

Héctor David Gatti
Technician

Iván Castillo
Aeronautical Engineer